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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5262598 | Weigh hopper supported by a 3-point suspension with a tension load cell A weigh hopper installation (10) includes a rigid support frame (14) and a hopper (16) having a center of gravity (42) situated laterally adjacent to the frame. Substantially all the weight of the hopper is supported through a load cell (54) carried by a ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5260677 | Snap-acting normally closed AC relay A normally closed AC relay with a stator core with primary and shaded poles, a pivotal clapper, an elongated leaf spring fixed to the clapper providing a clapper return spring and a clapper overtravel spring extending radially outwardly from the outer end... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259295 | Container for the preparation of hot drinks The container which can be inserted into a power-supply unit (17, 18) and is intended for the preparation of hot drinks, with a liquid-storage container (4), an electric heating element (7) arranged therein and a collecting container (1) for the drink pre... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259227 | Chuck set-up for spring coiling machine A chuck and arbor apparatus for a spring coiling machine implements an accurate alignment of the block wire guide with the feed line guides from the wire supply rolls. The chuck is modified to provide for discrete, axial clamping positions which correspon... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5260518 | Multilayer circuit board for mounting ICs and method of manufacturing the same A multilayer printed circuit board on which integrated circuit chips may be directly mounted has holes at predetermined locations, electrical connections between a chip and conductive layers of the circuit board being accomplished via the holes. The elect... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5258989 | Solid state laser diode light source A laser diode light source comprises at least two laser diodes (1,2). The beams (3,4) of the diodes (1,2) are combined together by, for example, a polarising beam combiner (11) and the combined beam (18) is focused by a lens (19) onto an optical cable (20... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5257740 | Apparatus and process for recycling scrap film An apparatus and process for recycling scrap film. The apparatus includes a washer-shredder upstream from a film cutter in order to remove impurities from the film. The scrap film is rinsed in a rinse loop which uses screen sieves for removing additional ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5257185 | Interactive, cross-referenced knowledge system A knowledge system having a development configuration by which a knowledge engineer enters knowledge content into a database, and a user configuration employed by the end user to access the database for interactive learning, information retrieval, and pro... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5256364 | Process for demolding a molded part as well as a device for carrying out the process When removing a molded part (7), particularly from an injection mold, the part is moved to an intermediate position in a first partial movement (a) at low speed, then to the final position in a second partial movement (b) at higher speed. The first partia... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5253703 | Waste heat exchanger A heat exchanger adapted to handle dusty hot waste gases including a vertically oriented shell through which the waste gases flow longitudinally downward. The shell contains a tube assembly of vertical tubes having external, longitudinal heat transfer fin... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5251517 | Harmonica construction A harmonica is comprised of three components, namely a housing shell, a lid and a sounding board. The lid snaps into engagement with the housing shell and, when so engaged, urges the sounding board against internal walls on the housing shell which define ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5252197 | Process for upgrading gasolines and other hydrocarbon mixtures A process for upgrading gasolines and other hydrocarbon mixtures. The hydrocarbon mixture is contacted with a large pore zeolite catalyst in order to crack n-paraffins to form olefins and lower molecular weight n-paraffins, to cause the olefins to react w... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5250469 | IC mounting circuit substrate and process for mounting the IC Herein disclosed is an IC mounting circuit substrate which comprises: a predetermined circuit conductor pattern formed on one face of an insulating layer; IC pad junctioning bumps junctioned electrically to predetermined portions of said circuit conductor... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5250239 | Process and apparatus for controlling the movements of an injection mold and a handling device In order to control the opening and closing movement of an injection mold (1, 3) and the feed and extraction movement of a handling device (7) for the removal of the molding in a manner which is optimally concerted with no delay, the opening movement of t... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249911 | Truck towing boom A boom assembly attaches to the fifth wheel of a tractor for towing a truck or other vehicle. The assembly has a pair of uprights and a pair of pivotally mounted legs. Hydraulic cylinders are actuated to force the legs to a pivoted position which lifts th... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5250900 | NMR investigation of repeated electromagnetic events A method of nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of a repeated electromagnetic event in a sample comprises modulation of the nuclear spin polarization achieved during the recovery period between the final magnetic resonance signal detection period of ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5248494 | Method of reducing anthralin induced inflammation and staining A lenitive composition is provided for application to the skin of an anthralin patient for reducing anthralin-induced inflammation and the staining associated with anthralin use. The lenitive composition is a single phase aqueous treating solution compris... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5248099 | Three zone multiple intensity refiner A pressurized disc refiner and associated method, in which three distinct refining zones (42, 44, 46) are provided within one refiner unit (10). The refining intensity is independently controllable in each zone, in part as a result of the selective separa... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5243843 | Thread forming method and apparatus A method of producing threaded fasteners, particularly screws characterized by a thread root which is substantially wider than the thread crest, which results in seam free threads. The method employs a rolling die with a novel double form thread profile g... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5243849 | On-line caliper gauge An air bearing gauge 10 is characterized by a flat land 30, instead of the prior art's "knife-edge" 30', so as to provide an area 32 over web 12 through which pressurized gas flows in escaping from the gas supply means 16 and the gas bearing region 24. Th... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5243634 | DNB performing spacer grids A fuel assembly grid (10) in which the height dimension of the grid strips (A,B,C,D) varies along the strip length, so that channels or cells (24',28) immediately surrounding the guide tube (30) define a relatively longer flow path, than channels that are... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5242140 | Casting stand A casting stand for applying a cast to a foot and/or lower leg, comprising a base, an upright telescoping support post mounted on the base and a limb support turnstile rotatably mounted on the upper end of the post. The turnstile has two different elongat... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5242257 | Vehicle loading system A gravity assisted lifting device which permits a load such as a folded wheelchair to be easily transferred between the cargo storage compartment of an unaltered passenger vehicle and the ground. The lifting device includes a pivotal frame, which raises a... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5238854 | Method for testing and measuring blood clotting time The method and the apparatus serve for testing and measuring blood clotting time. Blood or blood plasma (12) and a reagent (13) are introduced into a measuring cuvette (8). The clotting time is measured electrooptically with the aid of a stirring element ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5238197 | Bobbin-winding The winding heads of a bobbin-winding machine are provided with automatic bobbin exchange capability through the use of an indexable magazine which carries multiple interchangeable spindle units. The spindle units engage bobbins and, in turn, are adapted ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5236579 | Fuel filter assembly with modular drain bowl A fuel filter assembly incorporates a modular drain bowl which may be removably mounted at the lower end of the disposable filter cartridge. An anchor insert is disposed interiorly at the lower portion of the cartridge sump for anchoring a fastener to att... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5234431 | Bone plate arrangement A bone plate arrangement consisting of a bone plate with at least one through-opening and a bone screw to be introduced into the through-opening. The bone screw is held in the bone plate by means of a sleeve, which can be fixed in the through-opening of t... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233777 | Firearm safety lock assembly A firearm safety lock assembly for preventing the loading and accidental discharge of a firearm employs a cable which extends between a chamber insert and a muzzle cap. The cap and the insert are seatable against opposing ends of the firearm barrel. The c... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5232452 | Radiology marker system and dispenser A marker system for use in radiography. The marker system includes an elongated base tape, a bendable, fabric covered wire containing a material that is opaque to imaging radiation, such as lead, and a continuous row of adhesive pads fixedly aligned along... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5233352 | Level measurement using autocorrelation First and second identical pseudo-random binary sequences are generated. The second sequence is delayed in a variable delay arrangement, and a reflected first sequence is compared with a delayed second sequence. The second sequence is delayed until the re... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5230560 | Anti-collision light assembly A compact and highly efficient warning light for producing high intensity light pulses which are radiated in accordance with a desired directional pattern includes a light source and at least a first reflector disposed within a lens cover. The reflector i... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5228781 | Thermometer The thermometer consists of an operational amplifier ratio bridge which is made up of at least one arm having a 3-terminal high impedance temperature sensor one of whose leads being connected to the output of an operational amplifier whose gain has been s... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228844 | Rotary distributor type fuel injection pump A fuel injection pump having a rotor with a distributor rotor at its outer end and an annular arrangement of radial pumping plunger bores providing a pumping chamber at its inner end. The pump rotor has a coaxial throughbore providing a valve bore interse... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5227121 | Advanced nuclear plant control room complex An advanced control room complex for a nuclear power plant, including a discrete indicator and alarm system (72) which is nuclear qualified for rapid response to changes in plant parameters and a component control system (64) which together provide a disc... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227129 | Method for applying corrosion resistant metallic coating of zirconium nitride A corrosion resistant metallic coating (60) of zirconium nitride is applied to the cladding tube (40) of a nuclear fuel rod (20). The zirconium nitride is reactively deposited on a zirconium-alloy cladding tube by a cathodic arc plasma deposition process.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227122 | Display device for indicating the value of a parameter in a process plant An advanced control room complex for a nuclear power plant, including a discrete indicator and alarm system (72) which is nuclear qualified for rapid response to changes in plant parameters and a component control system (64) which together provide a disc... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227226 | Technical cleaning card and kit A discrete card or sheet of substantially homogeneous spun-bonded polyester material having a thickness in the range of 0.009-0.015 inch, and a length-to-width ratio in the range of 1.00-14.0, provides high absorption of cleaning solvent, including petrol... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5224312 | Venting fabric The bulk material silo has a venting bottom containing a fiber layer (4). To compensate the difference in flow-off resistance, which differs with the distance of material from the discharge (6), it is provided that the fiber layer differs in flow resistan... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5225149 | Detection of core thermal hydraulic oscillations A plurality of neutron flux sensors (44,46,48,50) and a corresponding plurality of gamma flux sensors (62,64,66,68) are distributed throughout axial zones (24,26,28,30) of the core (14) at the same or closely proximate locations. A steady state comparison... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5224274 | Contact gage A contact gage having a pair of elongated, pivotal gaging levers mounted in laterally spaced, side-by-side association and having lateral gaging contacts at the forward ends thereof. A V-shaped motion translation reed is mounted on and symmetrically betwe... | 07/06/1993 |
